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Possible problems during the harvest of lemons in Argentine
Argentina
Thursday 03 May 2007
TK
The citrus harvest Tucuman province seems signed to have problems during the harvest of lemons. This year will be no conflicts by wages - like in the two previous seasons, but the campaign could be seen affected by the decision of the carriers of loads of not transferring citruses until an agreement by the tariff of the loads with the second provincial productive activity is obtained.
The measurement will cause a true disadvantage in the producing and exporting activity: if there is no transport, the task in the fronts of harvests will have to be suspended and in the packings of fruit for the external market recently the European for this type of imports reopened, and the industrial processing of the citruses could even be harmed.
The growers of citrus thought that the lack of transport for the lemons will cause an irreparable damage to the activity. "First, it will harm the 40.000 workers who depend on the sector. Soon, to the set of the provincial economy and finally, to the companies in individual", said one of them Daniel Lucci from Citrusvil Company.
A suspension of the exports of lemons in this stage of the campaign would cause serious losses to the activity, since it is in this period when the industralists obtain the margins of gains that elevate the average of prices of the season. "The best prices are obtained in this date, with the exports to Russia", emphasized an operator.
At the moment, in current campaign, 3.000 pallets are exported per week (150 trucks). Each truck can contain up to 20 pallets with lemons. The growers came paying a load from $ 100 (US$ 33) by pallet, whereas the carriers tried to receive $ 165 (US$ 55). It is possible to reach a compromise with a value that is superior to $ 137 (US$ 45).
The measurement will cause a true disadvantage in the producing and exporting activity: if there is no transport, the task in the fronts of harvests will have to be suspended and in the packings of fruit for the external market recently the European for this type of imports reopened, and the industrial processing of the citruses could even be harmed.
The growers of citrus thought that the lack of transport for the lemons will cause an irreparable damage to the activity. "First, it will harm the 40.000 workers who depend on the sector. Soon, to the set of the provincial economy and finally, to the companies in individual", said one of them Daniel Lucci from Citrusvil Company.
A suspension of the exports of lemons in this stage of the campaign would cause serious losses to the activity, since it is in this period when the industralists obtain the margins of gains that elevate the average of prices of the season. "The best prices are obtained in this date, with the exports to Russia", emphasized an operator.
At the moment, in current campaign, 3.000 pallets are exported per week (150 trucks). Each truck can contain up to 20 pallets with lemons. The growers came paying a load from $ 100 (US$ 33) by pallet, whereas the carriers tried to receive $ 165 (US$ 55). It is possible to reach a compromise with a value that is superior to $ 137 (US$ 45).
